When Sloan Casey was at her lowest point at 17, she met Alex Abrams. Though sheltered it was almost as if Alex brought her back to life through her struggles. But after falling for Alex, the last thing she expected was for him to ghost her.
But what...
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January Third, the date I dreaded.
I sat buckled in my seat in the car parking lot. I didn't want to go in, winter break was nice. Getting to escape after disappointment and humiliation was even better.
I didn't want to see my counselor, have Mrs.Simmons stick it to me. I didn't want her fake pity and didn't want to even enter school today. So I stared at the clock as it slowly made its way to opening time.
I didn't want to move. Then a knock on my window came and Clara stood staring at me through the window.
"Bro we gotta go" I stare at her confused and rubbed my eyes three times to confirm she's there in-front of me. Then someone shows up besides her even more confused.
"Cocoa" Avery lifts up a cup. I open the door in dread, the cocoa slips into my hand and I slug down the chocolatey goodness.
I open my back door and swing my back pack onto my shoulder and lean onto Avery "Nooo"
"I know" she sighs "I don't want to go either" What was this all for, if I was just going to get bad news going forward. I didn't want to try, I was still in disbelief.
For so long my life was built around the one I'd achieve in California. But now that dream is gone and I'm left with a gaping hole for a future. What would it consist of? Where would I find myself?
Maybe it's for the best, no teenager should have their life planned out. We all saw what happened to Rory Gilmore. She had it all, until one day she simply didn't. I just don't want to disappoint my mom and dad, they always held such high expectations.
But now I knew they were low, after the year I've had. California seemed out of the picture in general. Because how could they send me, an addict, to California all alone.
"Don't think about it to much" this time Clara speaks, as if she could read my mind. So I simply nod and pull myself together.
Inez stood in her UVM sweatshirt, she got accepted through Early Action. It was well deserved, she face timed me immediately and I couldn't wait to visit her and attempt to ski.
"Ready to kill chem!" She says with jazz hands.
"I think chem will kill me first" then I feel it, the heated gaze from the corner of my eyes. But not on me, on Clara due to being with me.
"Clara?" Rosie calls out.
She stares at her for a moment and then sighs turning back to me "I have English and I have this theory that Mr.Kessler wants me to not succeed in life" bold, she was completely boxing out Rosie.
I felt bad, but at the same time. I didn't, which made me feel evil. Though it was the lesser of two evils, Clara walked in between the two.
